- Though I am a fan of lazy portfolios, I did not know much about the Easy Chair Portfolio, which is celebrating its 10th birthday. The Toronto Star promises to update us on its performance in an upcoming column.
- Warren Buffett reiterated his opinion that index funds are an ideal vehicle for most investors: “The best way in my view is to just buy a low-cost index fund and keep buying it regularly over time, because you’ll be buying into a wonderful industry, which in effect is all of American industry. If you buy it over time, you won’t buy at the bottom, but you won’t buy it all at the top either.”
- In the brouhaha over fund fees, it is important to remember that low-cost funds are available in Canada. Rob Carrick writes about a new low-cost fund option from Philips, Hager and North.
- As the S&P 500 tries to break into record territory, Jeremey Siegel explains why he is still bullish on U.S. equities.
- A column in the New York Times says that this might finally be the year in which large-cap U.S. equities finally outperform small company stocks.
- I find it disappointing that Rob Carrick did not mention the low-cost bond index mutual funds (like the TD eSeries or Altamira Precision series funds) that are an ideal vehicle to get exposure to fixed income for average investors.
- Many economists think that the next move by the Bank of Canada will be to raise interest rates towards the end of this year.
- Canadian Financial DIY explains why it is important to build a portfolio using asset classes with low correlation with each other.
- SteadyHand’s Tom Bradley cautions investors not to forget risk as markets keep posting new records.
